Pay Statistics for the Northern Ireland Civil Service

Northern Ireland Civil Service pay data summarizes staff salaries by grade level. The dataset covers the most recent year and the previous five years, providing a six-year time series. It is produced by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency as Official Statistics not designated as National Statistics.

Use Cases

• Analyze salary distribution and pay gaps based on civil service grade levels mentioned in the description.
• Track changes in public sector compensation over the six-year time period referenced in the description.
• Benchmark government pay structures for Northern Ireland based on the official statistics provided.

Strengths

• Provides a six-year time series covering the most recent year and the previous five.
• Produced by an official government agency, the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency.
• Released under the OGL-UK-3.0 license, facilitating reuse.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency

Collection Method

Summarized from administrative records of the Northern Ireland Civil Service.

Time Range

Covers the most recent year and the previous five years.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:32:13.398927; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Northern Ireland